Overview
- Rio City Hall announced Friday the inaugural Rio Nature & Climate Week for June 1–6, anchored by a main conference at Píer Mauá.
- The event will close June 6 with a free Global Citizen concert on Ipanema beach featuring Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Ludmilla.
- Officials said Rio secured a five-year partnership to host the week each year.
- Sessions will span venues such as the Museu do Amanhã, the Port of Rio and Píer Mauá, with a detailed schedule still to come.
- Organizers say the week is modeled on New York Climate Week to elevate Southern Hemisphere perspectives, with invited names including Carlos Nobre, José Manuel Durão Barroso, Ilan Goldfajn, Helena Gualinga and COP30 chair André Corrêa do Lago.